該雜志歡迎對精神病理學(xué)的理解和治療的貢獻(xiàn)。這些貢獻(xiàn)可能來自不同的理論視角，如學(xué)習(xí)理論、認(rèn)知科學(xué)、社會(huì)心理學(xué)、發(fā)展心理學(xué)等。盡管醫(yī)學(xué)、生物學(xué)、社會(huì)學(xué)或流行病學(xué)方面的貢獻(xiàn)可能會(huì)發(fā)表，但該雜志主要關(guān)注心理病理學(xué)方法的實(shí)驗(yàn)測試。非實(shí)驗(yàn)方法也是如此，如果被認(rèn)為與實(shí)驗(yàn)精神病理學(xué)領(lǐng)域相關(guān)，這些方法可能偶爾會(huì)發(fā)表。擬發(fā)表的論文一般集中于:?如果經(jīng)過實(shí)驗(yàn)測試，特定患者組與其他組之間的理論或臨床相關(guān)差異;?導(dǎo)致、延續(xù)或減少疾病的機(jī)制;?診斷或治療程序研究的參與者可能是病人、健康的受試者，也可能是動(dòng)物，這取決于要回答問題的受試者特征的相關(guān)性。

The Journal welcomes contributions to the understanding and treatment of psychopathology. Such contributions may stem from various theoretical perspectives, such as learning theory, cognitive science, social psychology, developmental psychology, etc. The Journal primarily focuses on experimental tests of psychological approaches to psychopathology, though contributions from medicine, biology, sociology, or epidemiology may be published. The same holds for non-experimental approaches, which may occasionally be published if deemed relevant for the field of experimental psychopathology. Papers to be published generally focus on:?Theoretically or clinically relevant differences between specific patient groups and other groups, if experimentally tested;?Mechanisms that cause, perpetuate or reduce disorders;?Diagnostic or therapeutic proceduresParticipants in the studies may be patients, healthy subjects, or animals, depending on the relevance of the subject characteristics for the question to be answered.